Report: Canadian job opportunities in AI have grown by nearly 500%

As Canada's tech ecosystem continues to see a rise in AI and machine learning startups -- and as the Canadian government and institutions allocate more funding towards AI research -- there's potential for Canada to become a global leader in the space. The Indeed.com report reflects a study that looked at the share of job postings and searches (per one million postings and searches) using the terms "artificial intelligence" and "machine learning" between June 2015 and June 2017. Specifically, the report looked at which cities are creating jobs in AI, and what types of AI and machine learning jobs are high in demand. "Rapid advancements in the technology behind artificial intelligence have had significant impacts on the labour market." "Rapid advancements in the technology behind artificial intelligence have had significant impacts on the labour market," said Daniel Culbertson, an economist at Indeed.com.